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Issue 1 2019 RGS Newsletter Terms 1 & 2 2019 Autumn Edition INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Christmas Message from RGS Directors' 'We are One' Update 2 Senior Prize Giving 2019 3 Reflections 4 RGS Trip to Poland - Reflections 5 Auschwitz Annual Autumn Concert 6 Tea Time Concert 7 RGS Carol Service Nchant in SSAFA Concert Nchant in Joint Concert with Vox Anima 8 Choirs at Care Homes New Executive Team 9 Creativity, Activity and Service Sports News 10 RGS Charity Fundraising Children in Need 11 Japan 2019 Senior Citizens' Christmas Party 12 Windrush Project Art Trip - Imperial War Museum 13 Year 12 and 13 Art Visits Air Ambulance Poems 14 Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award 15 Future Events: The Crucible FlairX 16 Looking Ahead - Important Dates for Terms 3&4 2020 17 December 2019 Issue 1 2019 Term 1&2 RGS Newsletter C HRISTMAS MESSAGE FROM RGS Dear Parent/Carer As I write to you in my last newsletter as Acting Head of School, Christmas preparations are well underway at RGS with our annual Christmas decoration competition happening this week, and staff are waiting in anticipation to see who has made the cut for the Sixth Form entertainment on the last day of term. As you can see by the many different reports and images of life at RGS during terms 1 and 2, it has been another impressive start to the academic year. It was fantastic to see so many students achieving their Gold Duke of Edinburgh award, an outstanding achievement for both the students and the staff who supported them along this journey. The successes of our students were also celebrated at our annual Senior Prize Giving which saw prizes for both academic progress and attainment alongside awards for service to the school and commitment to supporting others. It was lovely to see how many students and parents were able to attend and also to hear a former student give such an inspiring speech about the importance of mental health. Similarly terms 1 and 2 appear to have been the ‘terms of the trips’ with many thoughtful and life changing experiences taking place, most notably in Japan and Poland, where students and staff had extremely emotional experiences and learnt more about the terrible tragedies that took place at Auschwitz. Students were also able to once again work closely with MACA and attend the opening of the Windrush exhibition and complete some fantastic musical work with Alexander D’Great – an amazing opportunity and one we feel very fortunate we were able to be involved in. Creative talents have once again been showcased with our music department being typically busy, organising an impressive array of concerts showcasing the outstanding talents of the students at RGS. It was particularly heart warming to see the choirs go out on their annual trips to the local care homes to sing carols. I know these visits, along with the Senior Citizens’ Christmas party run by our Year 12 students, are treasured by the local community. Our Drama department and the Flair team are busy rehearsing and co-ordinating their shows ready for next term and I hope to see many of you there at what I am sure will once again be an outstanding performance. Not to be outdone, our PE department have once again showcased the versatile talents of our students from netball to pistol shooting: being immensely successful in all sports they participate in. Both they and the students should be rightly congratulated for the fantastic achievements. Finally, I would like to congratulate and thank our new Executive team of Chloe, April, Treasure, Anya and Brooke. They have certainly hit the ground running, with their support with the school carol concert and helping to organise the collection of many goods for the homeless at Christmas being particularly impressive. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the old Executive Team of Ellie, Mayong, Michelle, Amy and Magda for all of their hard work for RGS and thank them for the support they have offered me in my acting headship. They have been ever reliable and dependable and I know all have extremely high aspirations for their future study which I am confident they will achieve. Having spent a year working closely with them I also know whatever field they decide to work in they will certainly be an impressive force to be reckoned with. Mrs Wadey Acting Head of School Page 2 RGS Newsletter ‘ WE ARE ONE’ The Thinking Schools Academy Trust is made up of four hubs of schools in Portsmouth, Chatham, Strood and Kent. Goodwin Academy in Deal is part of the Kent hub, along with The Rochester Grammar School (RGS) in Medway and our staff work very closely with each other to ensure that all students receive the very best learning opportunities. This term, for example, teachers across both schools have been working very closely to shape the grammar stream in Years 7 and 8 at Goodwin Academy. As Director of the hub, I want to be able to share with you some of our stories so that you can see what connects us and what makes us #ProudToBeTSATKent. This term saw RGS receiving Advanced Thinking School reaccreditation from the University of Exeter; its research into cognitive education is shared not only within school, but with the wider community, and has a significant impact on the outcomes of students. Goodwin Academy is on a journey to becoming a Thinking School this year and students are already becoming very adept at using the thinking maps, thinkers’ keys and six hats. Goodwin also received the prestigious Artsmark Silver Award this term for its rich arts offering and for the cultural experiences it provides for its students. Congratulations to both schools for these impressive achievements. Nearly £600 was raised across the hub for Children in Need this year with Goodwin Academy bravely showcasing the talents of its staff in its ‘Teacher’s Got Talent’ competition. Teachers demonstrated their singing, dancing and even their rapid apple breaking abilities, with none of the acts being ‘buzzered’ out! RGS held a lunch time Pudsey Party where there was a ‘Battle of the Bands’ contest and various staff members, disguised as the famous bear, popped up in locations around the school throughout the day. It is wonderful to see so much creativity being put into this event to make it such an enjoyable fundraiser, supporting a charity which aims to change the lives of children and young people across the UK. Goodwin’s charity work continued with the Deal Area Foodbank and the impressive £483 that was raised for Movember (the men’s health charity). The charitable work across the hub has raised well over £1000 this term to make a positive difference to people’s lives. As Mrs Wadey has already mentioned, in the creative arts, RGS students created and performed a song at an exhibition to celebrate the tremendous contributions of the Windrush generation. This was a joint venture between the Medway African and Caribbean Society (MACA) and the Historic Dockyard, Chatham. Students wrote a song called ‘We Should Make a Change’ with the help of the musician Alexander D’Great and they made the ITV and BBC South East 6 O clock news. At Goodwin Academy, Panto season is in full swing (‘oh yes it is’) and with three casts and over 12 performances, students are reaching out to their entire community with their version of Dick Whittington. Well done to all staff and students involved in these inspirational, memory-making projects. Numerous trips have taken place to enrich the learning experiences this term. At Goodwin, students have visited the Turner Gallery, Dover Castle, the Theatre Royal, Margate (to see Macbeth), Canterbury Crown Court and Pfizer’s community laboratory. RGS students have been on their very moving bi-annual trip to Poland, where they visited Krakow and Auschwitz. Some RGS students went on a Japanese exchange where they visited Tokyo and Kobe. Whether local, regional or global, any trip is an enriching opportunity for students to learn about culture and the arts outside of the classroom and to build their ‘cultural passport’. Teaching is one of the most rewarding and enriching professions as you are transforming the life chances of children and young people and helping them to carve out their pathways and future successes. Making a difference to so many pupils on a day to day basis and over the years is truly special. If you are interested in a career in teaching or know of anyone who would be, we are running a recruitment event at The Victory Academy, Magpie Hall Road, Chatham, ME4 5JB on Tuesday 21st January 2020 from 5-7pm. For more information, please contact our HR team on 0333 360 2050 or [email protected]. At this event, we will be able to share with you any employment opportunities in our schools and talk to you about our new, exciting venture, our very own School Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) branch of our Trust which we will be launching in September 2020. Our SCITT provides aspiring teachers with an exciting opportunity to train directly in our schools and there are various government bursaries available to support graduates through the training year. We are currently recruiting for our SCITT and have had much interest already from undergraduates in their final year of their degrees. I am very proud of all of the achievements of the pupils across the Kent hub and wish to thank staff, parents and governors for all of the support they provide to their schools.
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